Ziprecruiter, Inc. (ZIP) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Ziprecruiter (ZIP) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.84% for Q1 2026, down 19.0% YoY from 2.28% in Q1 2025, and up 52.32% sequentially from 3.87% in Q4 2025.

Ziprecruiter, Inc. (ZIP) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ziprecruiter has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 1.84% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 19.0% year-over-year to 1.84%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.84% (down 19.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.55%, down 376.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 1.84% in Q1 2026, from 3.87% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ZIP reached as high as 17.26% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 5.39% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.26% (2024), against an average of 6.39%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1888 bps — and 2025, when it sank 1412 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.27% in 2022, then slipped by 8 bps to 14.02% in 2023, then slumped by 98 bps to 0.22% in 2024, then tumbled by 1866 bps to 3.87% in 2025, then jumped by 52 bps to 1.84% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.84%, 3.87%, and 5.39% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.84%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.87%
Sep 30, 2025 -5.39%
Jun 30, 2025 -4.85%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.65%
Dec 31, 2024 0.22%
Sep 30, 2024 3.17%
Jun 30, 2024 9.26%
Mar 31, 2024 11.69%
Dec 31, 2023 14.02%
Sep 30, 2023 17.26%
Jun 30, 2023 16.78%
Mar 31, 2023 16.13%
Dec 31, 2022 15.27%
Sep 30, 2022 13.27%
Jun 30, 2022 11.31%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.07%
Dec 31, 2021 -3.61%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.81%